Hair curler



B. E. BEADLE HAIR GURL'ER Feb. 12,l 1935.

Filed Aug. l5, 1934 y. I I x'm-:INTO'R BY l" ATTORNYS Patented Feb. 12, 193s 1,990,891

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE mim cUnLEn nlanoneslsie needle, springneia, Mass. Application August 15, V19:44, serial No. 739,870

12 claims. (ci. isz-41) This invention relates to hair curlers and has a simple, inexpensive, but very effective end curlparticular reference to the type of hair curler er is provided which overcomes the objections to which is known as an end curler, and on which those heretofore utilized. l

a strand of hair is rolled inwardly from its end For a more complete understanding of the in- 6 and is held in rolled form until it sets. vention', reference may be had to the accompany- 5 End curlers have been provided heretofore in ing drawing, in whichvarious formseach of which is characteristic in Fig. 1 illustrates the new hair curler and indithat it comprises an elongated body having pivcates the manner in which the flexible body oted at one end a locking member releasably conthereof is exed to lock and unlock the locking t nectible at its free end to the corresponding end member thereto; 10

of the body to secure the hair in wound condi- Fig. 2 is an enlarged side View thereof: tion on the body. 'I'he releasable connection be- Fig. 3 is an axial section through the body tween the locking member and the body usually thereof illustrating the pliable stiening means includes some form of latch or catch which defor the eXible body;

l5 pends for its effectiveness on the resiliency of Fig. 4 is an axial Seotion through the body 15 the material from which the locking member is illustrating the resilient stiffening means for the made, such as wire. The wire soon loses its reflexible body i and siliency or becomes distorted through use so that Fig. 5 illustrates the onrler With a modified the latch or catch becomes ineffective. Likewise, form 0f looking means for the looking member. when a rubber band is employed as the locking In the drawing, numeral designates the flex- 20 member or as an element of it, the rubber of the ible, bendeble body of the heir onrler, this body thin band becomes rapidly deteriorated by the oil Preferably consisting of a. length of soft rubber and other liquids commonly used to set the tubing, the frictional surface of which materialcurl orwave, so that the curler becomes useless. ly assists in securing the heir to the body 10 as In accordance with the present invention a the hair is rolled 11p thereon. 25

hair curler of the general type described is pro- AS iS illustrated particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, vided, in which the lock between the free end of an eyelet rivet 11 is inserted through the body the locking member and the body is positive, 10 adjacent one end and o. spacer 12 is provided cannot be released except intentionally, retains 0n the riVet 11 Within the body 10 to prevent the i its full effectiveness for an indefinite period of bods7 from collapsing at this point when the rivet 80 time, and does not utilize springs, catches or is Secured in place. The eyelet rivet 11 serves moving parts, which are likely to getout of ores e Divot for the looking member 13. Whioh der or catch in the hair, preferably consists of a U-shaped length of The invention comprises an elongated body wire, one end of which is formed into a ring 14 of iiexible material, such as rubber tube, having which loosely encircles the one projecting end 86 pivoted at one end a. locking member whose free of eyelet rivet 11 and the other end of which is end is provided with a suitable means adapted to inserted through the Opening in the eyelet rivet releasably engage the free end of the tube, pref- 11 and is bent over 0r otherwise enlarged at its erably by being inserted therein when the tube end 15, so that it cannot be withdrawn from the is bent to shorten it sufliciently to permit the ineyelet rivet 11. The locking member 13 8.o- 40 sertion oi the ioeking means therein. The tube cordingly pivots on and about the eyelet rivet upon straightening, accordingly locks the lock.. 11 as the pivot point with respect to the body 10. ing means thereto, so that the locking member is The opposite or free end 16 of the locking mempositively secured in a direction transversely to ber 13 iS reVerSely turned to provide e' looking the movement required to release it by movement means 1'7 adapted to be inserted into `the recess 45 about its pivot. The rubber tube constituting 18 in the corresponding free end of the body 10, the body may contain a suitable length of plithe means 17 and the recess 18 forming compleable wire to stiffen it, in which event the body mentary locking parts. It will be observed from must be bent to straighten it out for locking the the illustrations of Figs. 2 and 3. that the diS- i locking member thereto, or the tube stiffening tance between the innermost end or tip of the means may be a suitable length of resilient malocking means 17 and the eyelet rivet 11 is less terial, such as a strip of spring steel which will than the distance between the free end of the automatically straighten the tube for locking the body 10 and the eyelet rivet 11, so that, in order locking member thereto. to insert the locking means 1'1 intoythe recess 18 It will be seen that with the present invention formed by the open end of the body 10, it is necessary to flex the body 10 in the manner indicated in Fig. 1. In other words, it is necessary to decrease the eiective length of the body 10 by flexing it so as to enable the locking means 17 of the locking member 13 to be inserted intov the recess 18 in the free end of the body 10.l When the locking means 17 is inserted in the recess 18 of the body 10 and the latter again straightened, it will be seen that the means 17 is locked in a direction transversely to the movement required to release the locking member V18 for movement about its pivot 11,l so that'the lock between the free ends of the locking member 13 and the body 10 is-positive and cannot be released unintentionally.

Instead of inserting the locking means 1'1 in the recess 18-in the free end of the body 10, as in the arrangements of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the free end of the body 10' may be inserted through a ring-shaped locking means 17' formed on the free end of the locking member 13', as is indicated in Fig. 5. This ring 17 is formed on the free end of the locking member 13' by .simply Y bending the wire from which the latter is made into al ring shape. In orderto release'from and insert the free end 19 of the body 10' in the locking means 17, it is necessary to flex the body 10' in a manner readily understood.'

The flexible tube 10 may serve `as the body of the curler without other support, but it is preferred that the body be stiffened by inserting in it either a pliable or a resilient stiil'ening means.

A preferred form of pliable stiifening means isA '10 or 10', for attaching and releasingthe free ender the leeking member te the free end of body the body in the manner described.

Fig. 4 illustrates the resilient form of stiffening Y means for thebody, and preferably comprises a small diameter coil spring 21 inserted within the body 10 so that when the body is released after being bent, the spring 21 automatically straightens the body without requiring a separate act on the part of the operator for that purpose. Alternatively, the resilient stiilening member 21 may be a length of steel spring or the like.

. of the body 10 and losothatrollingvof the hair thereon is facilitated and a more secure roll is obtained. The locking member 13 or 13 is ,thenswung about p ivot rivet 11 and the body 10 or l0 flexed to shorten it sumciently so that either its f' free end 19 may be inserted through the locking ring 1'1? or the locking means 17 may be inserted in the recess 18 in the e'nd of the body` 10. If

`the body 10 is provided with the pliable stiifening means 20, it is necessary to bend the body.

straight to secure the lock between its free end and theffree endiof the locking member. AIf, on the other hand, the body is provided with a resilient stiffening means 21 of Fig. 4, it is lonly necessary to align the free end of the body with the locking means 17 or 17' and then release it to permit the Springv 21 to automatically straighten the body 10 and lock it to the locking member 13 or 13'. If the body 10 or 10' contains neither the pliable stiifening means 20 nor the resilient stinening means 21, its natural resiliency may be lumcilnt to keep it straight. dependln um the kind of tubing which is 'used furthe 'body `1o er l1o'. I

It will be seen that the hair curler ofthis invention is extremely simple in construction and that the lock between the free ends of theibody and the locking member being locked in a direction transversely to the normal movement of the l while eertam 'preferred embedimenteor this invention have been illustrated and described,

it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereby but 'is susceptible to various changes in form and detail of its scope.

I claim:

l.. In a hair curler, the combination of an elon-k gated exible body, and aA non-elastic locking member pivotally connectedat one end'to the body adjacent one end thereof releasably connectible at its free endto the corresponding free end of the body upon flexing of the body to effect the locking cooperation of the said free ends of the body and the member. l

2. In a hair curler, the combination of an elongated flexible body, and a non-elastic locking member pivotally connected at one end to the body adjacent one end thereof, the free-lendsof the body and the member having interlocking portions adapted to cooperate upon exing of the 3. In ahair curler, the combination of an elongated flexible body, and anon-elastic locking member pivotally connected at one end to the body adjacent one end thereof, the effective length of the member being less than the length of the body and the free ends of the I md body having interlocking portions adapted to cooperateupon flexing of the body.-

4. In-a hair curler, the combination of an elongated ilexible and a non-'elastic locking member pivotally connected at one end to the body adjacent one end thereof, said member havingalocking means atits free endadxwtedtoen'el gage with a complementary portion of the free 'end of the body upon flexing of the body.

5. In a hair curler, the combination of an elongated flexible body, land a non-elastic locking member pivotally connected at one end to the body adjacent one end thereof, said member having aportionat itsfree end adaptedtobeinserted inarecessin the free endofthebodyuponiiexing 6. In a hair curler, the combination of aix elongated flexible body having a recess in one end, a non-elastic locking member pivoted at one end to the opposite end of the body, and a reversely turned locking means on the free end of the member adapted to beinserted in the recs in the end of the body upon flexing of the body. 7. In a hair curler, the combination of an elongated nexibiebodyhavingereeessmbneend, a non-elastic U-shaped locking member pivoted at its ends to the opposite sides of the body, and a reversely turned locking. means on the e end er the member and terminating inw -Ilfromthe corresponding free end thereof for inV sertionin therecessinthefreeendofthebody upon flexing of the body.

8. Ina hair curler, ,the combination of an elongated exible body, a locking member pivoted at one end adjacent one end of the body, and a ring ilxed on the free end of the member adapted to encircle the corresponding free end of the body when the body is flexed to enable its free end to lne-inserted in the ring or the locking member.

9. In a hair curler, the combination of a ilexible rubber tube, an elongated non-elastic locking member pivoted at one end adjacent lone end of the tube and having an effective length less than the length of the tube, and cooperating portions on the free ends of the locking member and tube adapted to be inserted one within the other upon flexing of the tube.

`10. In a `hair curler, the combination of a iiexible rubber tube, an elongated non-elastic locking -member pivoted at one end adjacent one end of the tube and having an effective-length less than the length of the tube, and cooperating portions on the free endsof the locking member and tube adapted to be inserted one within the ing means within the tube.

11. In a' hair curler, the combination of a ilexible rubber tube, an elongated non-elastic locking member pivoted at one end adjacent one end of the tube and having an effective length less than the length of the tube, and cooperating portions on the free endscf the locking member and tube adapted to be inserted one within the other upon ilexing-of the tube. and resilient stiffening means within the tube.

12. In a hair curler, the combination of a 3 sert the locking means` of the member in the v corresponding -end o1' the body to lock the memner t0 the body.

' BLANCHE EISIE BEADLE. 

